News in 90 Seconds

In this update: search efforts boosted for missing Malaysia Airlines flight; Labor to form minority government in South Australia and Manly beats Parramatta in the NRL.

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THE SEARCH EFFORT UNDERWAY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN FOR THE MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINER WILL BE BOOSTED BY A CONTIGENT OF CHINESE SHIPS.TODAY, EIGHT AIRCRAFT SEARCHED AN AREA ... WHERE A CHINESE SATELLITE PICKED UP AN OBJECT MEASURING AROUND 22 METRES BY 13 METRES OTHER SMALL OBJECTS WERE SPOTTED IN THE SAME AREA, BUT ATTEMPTS TO FIND THEM FAILED.

LABOR WILL FORM A MINORITY GOVERNMENT IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA FOR A FOURTH CONSECUTIVE TERM.PREMIER JAY WEATHERILL IS ABOUT TO MEET WITH THE GOVERNOR TO SEEK CONSENT AFTER KEY INDEPENDENT GEOFF BROCK SAID HE'LL BACK LABOR

CRASH INVESTIGATORS SAY IT COULD TAKE MONTHS TO FIND THE CAUSE OF A LIGHT PLANE CRASH THAT KILLED FIVE PEOPLE IN SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND YESTERDAY.THE PILOT, TWO SKYDIVERS AND TWO INSTRUCTORS DIED LATE YESTERDAY MORNING WHEN A CESSNA 206 CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM CABOOLTURE AIRFIELD.WOODRIDGE FIRE-FIGHTER AND PART-TIME SKYDIVING INSTRUCTOR GLENN NORMAN WAS ONE OF THE FIVE KILLED WHEN THE PLANE CRASHED AND BURST INTO FLAMES.

AND IN SPORT...MANLY HAS BEATEN PARRAMATTA IN THEIR ROUND THREE NRL MATCH IN SYDNEY.THE SEA EAGLES WERE BEHIND WITH JUST MINUTES REMAINING BUT SNATCHED A FOUR-POINT VICTORY... WITH A FINAL MINUTE TRY.